Small town by Lawrence Block(
Book
)
34
editions published
between
2003
and
2014
in
4
languages
and held by
2,737
libraries
worldwide
A writer on the verge of a breakdown, a folk art dealer exploring her sexuality, and a lawyer who prefers murder trials are all connected by an unlikely mass murder

All the flowers are dying by Lawrence Block(
Book
)
52
editions published
between
2005
and
2015
in
3
languages
and held by
2,709
libraries
worldwide
Presents a mystery thriller set on the streets of New York

A drop of the hard stuff : a Matthew Scudder novel by Lawrence Block(
Book
)
37
editions published
between
2011
and
2015
in
4
languages
and held by
2,552
libraries
worldwide
After a childhood friend is shot down while attempting to atone for past sins, Scudder is drawn into a murder investigation that threatens to upset his path toward recovery--and get him killed in the process

Hit parade by Lawrence Block(
Book
)
37
editions published
between
2000
and
2014
in
3
languages
and held by
2,525
libraries
worldwide
John Keller is everyone's favorite hit man. He's cool. Reliable. A real pro: the hit man's hit man. The inconvenient wife, the aging sports star, the business partner--he's taken care of them all, quietly and efficiently. Keller's got a code of honor, though he'd never call it that. And he keeps the job strictly business--"What happens is you wind up thinking of each subject not as a person to be killed but as a problem to be solved." But while Keller might be a pragmatist, he's also prone to doubts and loneliness just like everybody else. There was a psychotherapist once. A dog. Even a woman ... He's been at this business a long while. Just maybe it's time to pack it in and find a nice little house in the desert. Only problem is, retirement takes money. And to get money, he's got to work ... --From publisher description

Hit and run by Lawrence Block(
Book
)
25
editions published
between
2007
and
2009
in
English
and held by
2,508
libraries
worldwide
Fingered for a murder he didn't commit, a hit man goes on the run to save his life

The burglar on the prowl by Lawrence Block(
Book
)
42
editions published
between
1984
and
2014
in
4
languages
and held by
2,507
libraries
worldwide
Antiquarian book dealer and fashionable thief Bernie Rhodenbarr once again indulges his appetite for breaking and entering in his never-ending quest for fun and profit

Hope to die : a Matthew Scudder novel by Lawrence Block(
Book
)
49
editions published
between
2001
and
2015
in
3
languages
and held by
2,488
libraries
worldwide
Byrne and Susan Hollander stroll home from a concert on a fine summer's evening in New York. Some hours later, their daughter Kristin arrives home to discover her parents brutally killed and the house ransacked. She also finds she is now a very young millionaire. A few days later the police trace the two killers to an apartment in Coney Island and both are dead. One killed the other before turning the gun on himself. At least that's the way it looks. So that's that. Another case solved. But for Matt Scudder it's only the beginning. The more he looks into it, the more things look wrong to him. There's a murderer out there, and he's just getting started. Pitted in a deadly game of cat and mouse, Scudder is up against the most resourceful and diabolical killer of his career

Hit list by Lawrence Block(
Book
)
37
editions published
between
2000
and
2014
in
5
languages
and held by
2,350
libraries
worldwide
Professional assassin Keller discovers that a mysterious enemy has put out a contract on him

Hit me : a Keller novel by Lawrence Block(
Book
)
29
editions published
in
2013
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
2,335
libraries
worldwide
With a new wife and a baby on the way, Keller, a.k.a. Nicholas Edwards, is done killing people for money until a phone call from Dot draws him back into the old game, taking him to Dallas to settle a domestic dispute, to New York, where people might remember him

The burglar in the library : a Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery by Lawrence Block(
Book
)
58
editions published
between
1997
and
2014
in
English and Chinese
and held by
2,318
libraries
worldwide
Bookseller and burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr travels to New England to spend a weekend in a mansion where he hopes to steal a rare book. But his scheme is sidetracked by the murder of one of the guests and the burglar turns sleuth

A walk among the tombstones by Lawrence Block(
Book
)
65
editions published
between
1992
and
2015
in
8
languages
and held by
2,256
libraries
worldwide
Matt Scudder wields his own brand of guerilla justice against kidnappers who have taken a drug dealer's wife

The burglar who liked to quote Kipling by Lawrence Block(
Book
)
58
editions published
between
1979
and
2014
in
6
languages
and held by
2,246
libraries
worldwide
Accused of a murder he did not commit, a master thief is determined to prove his innocence

Everybody dies by Lawrence Block(
Book
)
41
editions published
between
1998
and
2015
in
3
languages
and held by
2,196
libraries
worldwide
PI Matt Scudder sets out to learn who is trying to kill Mick Ballou, a gangster who is his friend and who has become the object of several assassination attempts. A dangerous assignment as Scudder himself becomes a target

Burglars can't be choosers by Lawrence Block(
Book
)
58
editions published
between
1977
and
2016
in
7
languages
and held by
2,195
libraries
worldwide
Bernie Rhodenbarr is a personable chap, a good neighbor, a passable poker player. His chosen profession, however, might not sit well with some. Bernie is a burglar, a good one, effortlessly lifting valuables from the not-so-well-protected abodes of well-to-do New Yorkers like a modern-day Robin Hood. (The poor, as Bernie would be the first to tell you, alas, have nothing worth stealing.) He's not perfect, however; he occasionally makes mistakes. Like accepting a paid assignment from a total stranger to retrieve a particular item from a rich man's apartment. Like still being there when the cops arrive. Like having a freshly slain corpse lying in the next room, and no proof that Bernie isn't the killer. Now he's really got his hands full, having to locate the true perpetrator while somehow eluding the police -- a dirty job indeed, but if Bernie doesn't do it, who will?

The burglar who studied Spinoza : a Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery by Lawrence Block(
Book
)
62
editions published
between
1980
and
2014
in
6
languages
and held by
2,114
libraries
worldwide
Bernie Rhodenbarr is surprised to discover that the brownstone he is burglarizing has already been robbed that night, and is even more surprised when a dead body is found there the next day. When the police become interested in the stolen goods that Bernie tries to pawn, and another murder occurs close to home, Bernie is forced to investigate the crimes in order to clear himself of the murder charge

Even the wicked : a Matthew Scudder novel by Lawrence Block(
Book
)
42
editions published
between
1976
and
2015
in
4
languages
and held by
2,104
libraries
worldwide
A New York killer who signs himself as Will of the People is murdering criminals who have escaped punishment through technicalities of the law. PI Matt Scudder goes after him. By the author of A Long Line of Dead Men

Hit man by Lawrence Block(
Book
)
41
editions published
between
1997
and
2016
in
7
languages
and held by
2,093
libraries
worldwide
A collection of stories in which a killer describes his hits. In one he kills the wrong man and has to do a repeat, in another he must decide which client to kill first, both having put out contracts on each other. As he goes about murdering, J.P. Keller, a quiet unobtrusive man, reflects on his profession

The burglar who traded Ted Williams : a Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery by Lawrence Block(
Book
)
33
editions published
between
1994
and
2014
in
3
languages
and held by
2,016
libraries
worldwide
In Greenwich Village, Bernie Rhodenbarr, the rare book dealer who moonlights as a burglar, is arrested for murder in connection with the robbery of a valuable collection of baseball cards. Only he didn't do it. By the author of Burglars Can't Be Choosers

Getting off : a novel of sex and violence by Jill Emerson(
Book
)
14
editions published
between
2011
and
2015
in
3
languages
and held by
851
libraries
worldwide
"So this girl walks into a bar-- and when she walks out there's a man with her. She goes to bed with him, and she likes that part. Then she kills him, and she likes that even better. On her way out, she cleans out his wallet. She keeps moving, and has a new name for each change of address. She's been doing this for a while, and she's good at it. And then a chance remark gets her thinking of the men who got away, the lucky ones who survived a night with her. She starts writing down names. And now she's a girl with a mission. Picking up their trails. Hunting them down. Crossing them off her list."--Jacket